DeepL limits its responsibility for losses caused by minor mistakes to foreseeable, typical damages, and only when the mistake relates to a core contract duty — though they remain fully liable for serious misconduct or personal injury.
This clause caps how much DeepL must pay you if their service causes losses due to minor negligence — for businesses relying on DeepL translations for contracts or compliance, this limitation could mean significant unrecovered losses from translation errors or service outages.
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Compare across platforms →If DeepL's service fails in a way that causes you significant business loss, you may only be able to recover a narrow category of 'foreseeable typical' damages, not consequential or indirect losses, limiting your financial recourse.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This limitation of liability clause is governed by German Civil Code (BGB) §§ 305-310 (standard terms control) and must survive the reasonableness test under BGB § 307 (unfair terms). Under EU Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU and Council Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair contract terms, liability limitations cannot deprive consumers of mandatory statutory remedies. GDPR Art. 82 preserves data subjects' right to compensation for data protection breaches, which cannot be contractually waived.
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